260 Gratitude Quotes That Will Double Your Happiness

The Best Gratitude Quotes Ever

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you” that would suffice. Meister Eckart

Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. Gertrude Stein

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou

In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ingratitude is the daughter of pride. Miguel de Cervantes

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Cynthia Ozick

Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. Leroy Satchel Paige

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. Roy T. Bennett

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. Seneca

We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. John F. Kennedy

A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings. Mason Cooley

May the work of your hands be a sign of gratitude and reverence to the human condition. Mahatma Gandhi

If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. Frank A. Clark

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. G.K. Chesterton

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses. Alphonse Karr

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Gilbert K. Chesterton

Hardship is a blessing when it spurs effort and development; ease is a curse when it increases complacency and self-indulgence. Muso Kokushi

I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet. Confucius (This is one of my favorite gratitude quote. Leave a reply here and let me know what’s yours!)

Part 2. Gratitude Quotes That ARE…

The Most Famous Gratitude Quotes (Einstein, Thoreau, Shakespeare, etc.)

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others. Marcus Tellius Cicero

The smallest act of kindness is worth than the grandest intention. Oscar Wilde

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. James Allen

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius

Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing. Mark Twain

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau

The essence of all beautiful art is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzche

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. Buddha

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. William James

Gratitude is the fairest blossom that springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher

Our favorite attitude should be gratitude. Zig Ziglar

True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience”. Oprah Winfrey

Ingratitude is monstrous. William Shakespeare

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it. Richard Bach

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Inspirational And Deep Quotes About Gratitude

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser

It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been withheld from me…if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given me… Helen Keller

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. Elie Wiesel

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. Johannes A. Gaertner

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. G. K. Chesterton

Expressing gratitude is a natural state of being and reminds us that we are all connected. Valerie Elster

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius

Part 3. Gratitude Quotes ABOUT…

Gratitude Quotes About Happiness

Joy is a heart full and a mind purified by gratitude. Marietta McCarty

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus. Stephen Hawking

If you want to find happiness, find gratitude. Steve Maraboli

Giving thanks for abundance is greater than the abundance itself. Rumi

Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for. Barry Neil Kaufman

Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy – because we will always want to have something else or something more. David Steindl-Rast

Of the blessings set before you, make your choice, and be content. Samuel Johnson

Gratitude is the state of mind of thankfulness. As it is cultivated, we experience an increase in our “sympathetic joy,” our happiness at another’s happiness. Just as in the cultivation of compassion, we may feel the pain of others, so we may begin to feel their joy as well. And it doesn’t stop there. Stephen Levine

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. Joseph Wood Krutch

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. Joseph Addison

Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you. Eileen Caddy

Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it. Stephen Richards

The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing. Hannah Whitall Smith

Gratitude Quotes About Life

If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. Gerald Good

What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life. Oprah Winfrey

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. Neal A. Maxwell

Embrace your life journey with gratitude, so that how you travel your path is more important than reaching your ultimate destination. Rosalene Glickman

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle

Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience. Roy T. Bennett

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. John Milton

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. Edvard Munch

Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. Eskimo Proverb

Gratitude Quotes About Love

We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness. Ellen Goodman

One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough. Hafiz of Persia

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. James Herriot

Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone’s entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives. Roy T. Bennett

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself. Oprah Winfrey

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

The wound is the place where light enters you. Rumi

Kindness trumps greed: it asks for sharing. Kindness trumps fear: it calls forth gratefulness and love. Kindness trumps even stupidity, for with sharing and love, one learns. Marc Estrin

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. Victor Hugo

Reckon the days in which you have not been angry. I used to be angry every day; now every other day; then every third and fourth day; and if you miss it so long as thirty days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to God. Epictetus

Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. Thomas Merton

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life. Christiane Northrup

The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure. John Locke

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer. Doris Lessing

When I started counting my blessings my whole life turned around. Willie Nelson

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. Dalai Lama

The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy. Abraham Maslow

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk. William Arthur Ward

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy

If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse. Anthon St. Maarten

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Seneca

No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. Brian Tracy

I may not be where I want to be but I’m thankful for not being where I used to be. Habeeb Akande

Believe that good things will happen and they will.

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. Theodore Roosevelt

Love your mistake as much as your accomplishments. Because without mistakes, there wouldn’t be any accomplishments.

Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity. Eckhart Tolle

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude. Albert Schweitzer

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. Joseph Addison

Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up. Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we’ve been blessed with. Steve Maraboli

The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. Charles Schwab

Part 5. Quotes From Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard: The Happiest Man In The World

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things. Matthieu Ricard (video)

Let us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind.

Prepare yourself so that you have no regrets. Think now. The things that you do, like trying to get rid of your competitors, and making one more million dollars, are they going to bring you a peaceful death? Are you really going to be happy when you die?

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.

Happiness is a skill, emotional balance is a skill, compassion and altruism are skills, and like any skill they need to be developed. That’s what education is about.

We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the way our mind functions.

We don’t mind spending 15 years on education, why not the same to become a better human being?

We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts, our words, and our actions.

Part 6. Conclusion

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it. Michael Josephson

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.Click to tweet

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My vote: I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet. Confucius

This quote goes with my trip to Grand Lake 4th of July 2011 not long after my Bi-Lateral Mastectomy done on Friday, May 13, 2011. I sat by the lake minus both breast watching women in bikinis walk along the water way.

I was filled with anger on ‘Why me?’ It wasn’t until my eye caught the glimpse of a young boy and his big brother hoping to get a picture in the water. They had a laugh and smile that was contagious then I knew. It seems the young kid was a left leg amputee from knee down an handsome young man was a right leg amputee from the knee down.

I’m grateful to have received a very important life message that day. Thank you!